Učja - Monte Guarda/Skutnik

Access to starting point:
From Tolmin direction we drive through Kobarid towards Bovec. In the village Žaga we turn left towards the border crossing Učja. Approximately 300 meters from Italian cottage of the former border crossing we turn right in the village. In the middle of the village we turn sharply right on the road which brings us to the church. We can park there or on one of passing places by the road.

Path description:
Sign Mt. Guarda (Italian sign of the path is 733) we notice around 150 meters before the church on the left. There starts footpath which leads us past some older houses and in few minutes brings us in young forest. We continue on a well-marked path through adult forest, where there stands a wooden cross, and a little later path crosses also steel rope (remain of the cableway for loading logs).
After a good hour and a half of walking through the forest we come on the northern side of Kal (1297 meters). We notice grassy slope of our ridge, below it idyllic mountain pasture Kal. The path leads slightly downwards and then again ascends, with the difference that now we are not surrounded by trees. Good mule track is quite gently rising along steep ridge, until we come to the top of the ridge. There we get to board with signs. To the top of Skutnik is from here only 25 more minutes of walking on diverse ridge. On the summit, there is an inscription book and metal cross.